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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Infiltration

Article 706-83

On pain of nullity, the authorisation given pursuant to Article 706-81 shall be issued in writing and must be specially reasoned. It mentions the offence or offences that justify the use of this proce…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Infiltration

Article 706-82

…means of a legal or financial nature as well as means of transport, deposit, accommodation, storage and telecommunications. The exemption from liability provided for in the first paragraph is also app…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Infiltration

Article 706-84

…the identity of these officers or judicial police agents is punishable by five years' imprisonment and a fine of €75,000. When this revelation has caused violence, assault and battery against these p…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Infiltration

Article 706-85

…nterrupt the operation or at the end of the period set by the decision authorising the infiltration and in the absence of an extension, the undercover agent may continue the activities mentioned in Ar…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Infiltration

Article 706-87

No conviction may be handed down solely on the basis of statements made by judicial police officers or agents who have carried out an undercover operation. The provisions of this article shall not, ho…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Infiltration

Article 706-86

The judicial police officer under whose responsibility the undercover operation takes place may alone be heard as a witness on the operation. However, if the report referred to in the third paragraph…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 4: Searches

Article 706-89

…flagrante investigation relating to one of the offences falling within the scope of Articles 706-73 and 706-73-1 so require, the liberty and custody judge of the judicial court may, at the request of…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Infiltration

Article 706-81

…stigation or enquiry into one of the crimes or offences falling within the scope of Articles 706-73 and 706-73-1 le justifient, le procureur de la République ou, après avis de ce magistrat, le juge d'…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article L3512-8

Smoking is prohibited in public places, particularly schools, and on public transport, except in areas expressly reserved for smokers.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Title II: RULES FOR THE FORMATION AND PERFORMANCE OF CERTAIN CONTRACTS

Article R223-8

…r of the Minister for the Economy to the body in order to check that it is complying with the legal and contractual obligations placed on it.

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